About “Drop It Like It's Hot”

The phrase “Drop it like it’s hot” existed in hip-hop for many years before this song—but Snoop and Pharrell undoubtedly brought it to new heights when this became Snoop’s first ever #1 hit on Billboard.

Snoop and Pharrell recalled the making of this song on GGN including how Pharrell came up with the hook, what inspired the spray can sound on the beat, how P made Snoop rewrite his second verse, and how Chad Hugo added the synth drop to the beat: